Work means Thief River Falls for about half of Excel Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 4% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Excel Township; the top destination outside it is Thief River Falls (47%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Excel Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Excel Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Excel Township: the destinations
Where Excel Township clocks in
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 100% of Excel Township’s jobs are in goods
14 jobs are based in Excel Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Excel Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 14. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Excel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Excel Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Excel Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Excel Township
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Excel Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Excel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $115,000 |
| North Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| New Solum Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Holt Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Agder Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| East Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Township, New Solum Township, Holt Township, Agder Township and East Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Excel Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Excel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Excel Township?
$115,000 (±$29,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Excel Township?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Excel Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Excel Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Excel Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Excel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Excel Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.